Saturday, April 13, 2019

Back on the road again - for fish, food and friends :)

Had been almost 4 years since I'd been on a fishy trip. With vyas in town for a week, quick plans were made for a quick collection trip. Vyas would land from Manila into coimbatore, we'd pick him up and drop him back - some late night planning and came up with a probable routemap.

We ended up with the following -
Bangalore (amazing dinner at Ajay's) - coimbatore (lip smacking breakfast at Vyas') - Anaikatti - silent valley - kuntipuzha - Edappal (stop for the night) - angamaly - muvvatapuzha (stop for the night) - Thissur - Palakkad - coimbatore (Yummy biryani) - Bangalore

Quick list of species we spotted:
1. Dawkinsia filamentosus
2. Anabas
3. Xenentodon cancila
4. Puntius ticto
5. Mystus sp
6. Mesonoemacheilus sp
7. Pseudolaguvia sp
8. Pseudetrouplus maculatus
9. Rasbora sp
10. Garra sp
11. Devario sp
12. Salmostoma sp
13. Chanda / Parambassis sp
14. Carinotetraodon sp
15. Haludaria fasciata
16. Aplocheilus lineatus


Additional wildlife spotted -
A few crested serpent eagles hovering overhead
A few checked keelbacks in water
A stocky looking Tarantula

Here's a short video compilation of some sights and experiences


Adios till the next ride!

Cheers,
Hayath